Cal State San Marcos President Ellen Neufeldt hosted a reception at her home on April 27 to unveil the third exhibition of student art in her home gallery. The exhibit features 11 pieces by four student artists—Emma Dill, Adel Bautista, Kaia Pappas, and Erin Wilmot—curated by professional artist and CSUSM alumna Sarah Bricke, who also curated the previous display. The show explores portraiture as a site of experimentation across photography, printmaking, and mixed media.
This initiative matters because it directly addresses a priority of CSUSM's College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences and the School of Arts to increase exhibition space for student artists. With over 800 students majoring or minoring in the arts, Neufeldt's home gallery provides a unique, intimate platform for emerging talent to gain visibility and professional experience, reinforcing the university's commitment to arts education and community engagement.